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No scrub cleaning #resenetip

Clean outdoors without scrubbing.  Just spray on Resene Deep Clean and leave it to work with the weather to give you a cleaner surface.

61 days ago

Poll: Have you donated to a community pantry?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

With the cost of living leaving many families without, community pantries or pātaka kai are popping up across the country.

This is a resident-led initiative where people can anonymously take what they need or give away their excess food. Have you ever donated to a community pantry?

Type … View more
With the cost of living leaving many families without, community pantries or pātaka kai are popping up across the country.

This is a resident-led initiative where people can anonymously take what they need or give away their excess food. Have you ever donated to a community pantry?

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

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Have you donated to a community pantry?
  • 51.7% Yes, I have
    51.7% Complete
  • 21.8% No, I haven't
    21.8% Complete
  • 14.3% I hadn't heard of this before
    14.3% Complete
  • 12.1% I would like to in the future
    12.1% Complete
2257 votes
60 days ago

Ever stood on the corner of James and Bond Streets?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

If you like your martini shaken, not stirred, and you rock a fitted suit, you may already know of a somewhat spy-themed intersection in Hamilton.

The meeting of James and Bond Streets in Hamilton East recently drew an audience of about 900 likes, loves, and laughs on Facebook for its coincidence… View more
If you like your martini shaken, not stirred, and you rock a fitted suit, you may already know of a somewhat spy-themed intersection in Hamilton.

The meeting of James and Bond Streets in Hamilton East recently drew an audience of about 900 likes, loves, and laughs on Facebook for its coincidence with the popular spy series.

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58 days ago

Ryman Achieves Wellbeing Tick Accreditation

Linda Jones Retirement Village

Ryman Healthcare is pleased to announce it’s been awarded the Wellbeing Tick, a significant milestone marking the company as the first healthcare organisation in New Zealand and Australia to receive this accreditation.

The Wellbeing Tick is a workplace accreditation programme that recognises … View more
Ryman Healthcare is pleased to announce it’s been awarded the Wellbeing Tick, a significant milestone marking the company as the first healthcare organisation in New Zealand and Australia to receive this accreditation.

The Wellbeing Tick is a workplace accreditation programme that recognises organisations that commit to the wellbeing of their people and are ready to make systemic changes to the way they operate.

The programme is based on an award-winning and globally researched framework, aiming to set the standard for workplace wellbeing practices in New Zealand and Australia.

Click to read the full story.

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58 days ago

WIN 1 of 3 X $50 Gift Cards!

The Team from NZ Compare

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon - the symbol of power!

WIN 1 of 3 $50 gift cards in our Lunar New Year contest:
Simply share which month does your household's power bill PEAK and why to WIN! CLICK below to enter!

Let NZ Compare power up your year!
Entry ends on 12/2.

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58 days ago

Take our customer feedback survey

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport

We value your feedback. Share your thoughts about our state highway network.

Hi neighbours, please take a moment to participate in our customer feedback survey and share your experience of the network.

Your feedback will help us understand what's working well and which areas need … View more
We value your feedback. Share your thoughts about our state highway network.

Hi neighbours, please take a moment to participate in our customer feedback survey and share your experience of the network.

Your feedback will help us understand what's working well and which areas need improvement. Together we can create better and safer journeys for everyone.

Click the link to participate.

The team at Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Find out more

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59 days ago

NZFarmer January

The Team Reporter from NZ Farmer - North Island

Hello everyone hope you are doing great. The January issue of NZFarmer is now out so make sure you grab your copy today. You can also sign up to our fortnightly newsletter: www.stuff.co.nz...
Hope you enjoy reading it.
Sonita

59 days ago

Meatstock is back!

Meatstock NZ

If an offset smoker and an electric guitar had a baby, it would be Meatstock.

It's a sensory explosion that combines the best live fire barbecue experts and pitmasters in the country with an epic lineup of live music, entertainment, and competitions.

Barbecue, Bands and Bedlam.

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If an offset smoker and an electric guitar had a baby, it would be Meatstock.

It's a sensory explosion that combines the best live fire barbecue experts and pitmasters in the country with an epic lineup of live music, entertainment, and competitions.

Barbecue, Bands and Bedlam.

24-25th February - Mystery Creek,Hamilton.
Book now

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60 days ago

Did you get to Festival One?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

More than 4000 people headed to Festival One at Karāpiro over the weekend for Christian music, camping and community.

The multi-day festival was celebrating 10 years, and photographer Kelly Hodel stopped in on Monday.

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71 days ago

School camp legacy backs visionary lake project

The Team from Momentum Waikato

The visionary project to create a public outdoor education and recreation park around the new lake filling a former mine at Kimihia in Huntly is in part being enabled by a trust originally established to build a school camp near Raglan.

The Huntly Karioi Trust was established in 1972 to … View more
The visionary project to create a public outdoor education and recreation park around the new lake filling a former mine at Kimihia in Huntly is in part being enabled by a trust originally established to build a school camp near Raglan.

The Huntly Karioi Trust was established in 1972 to facilitate outdoor education opportunities for the students of Huntly College. It was incorporated the following year, as camping and other outdoor training classes were getting underway at the College.

By 1976 the Trust had raised in excess of $30,000, a significant amount at the time, achieved with the support of the College’s staff, local farmers and the community at large.

Two significant fundraisers had been a raffle for a new car, and the running of a relay from Wellington to Huntly in just under 44 hours by nine students, including Lynda Topp, and teacher Brian Curle, as pictured below.

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61 days ago

24hr PLAY CHALLENGE

Liz from Flagstaff

Hamilton Playbox
...playing up since 1933

24 HOUR PLAY CHALLENGE
16-17 February 2024
At Riverlea Theatre
83 Riverlea Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton

Teams of up to six actors, per team, write and rehearse a play in 24 hours. You then perform it to a public audience on Saturday night. Each team … View more
Hamilton Playbox
...playing up since 1933

24 HOUR PLAY CHALLENGE
16-17 February 2024
At Riverlea Theatre
83 Riverlea Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton

Teams of up to six actors, per team, write and rehearse a play in 24 hours. You then perform it to a public audience on Saturday night. Each team will have adjudication and a winner will be announced.
Hamilton City Creative NZ Communities
Want to know more OR to book your team in for the
24-Hour Play Challenge, contact us at playbox@playbox.org.nz for details/entry form

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62 days ago

New Lottery, New Home!

Heart Foundation Lotteries

For only $15 a ticket, you could be in to win this brand-new, fully furnished Jennian home in Pegasus, Christchurch, worth nearly $1 million.

Featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open plan kitchen, living and dining area, this home is waiting to be lived in and loved by its new … View more
For only $15 a ticket, you could be in to win this brand-new, fully furnished Jennian home in Pegasus, Christchurch, worth nearly $1 million.

Featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open plan kitchen, living and dining area, this home is waiting to be lived in and loved by its new owners.

Make this property your permanent residence, a holiday home, rent it or even sell it – it could be all yours! Get your tickets today.
Buy tickets now

63 days ago

Feeling the heat?

Resene

Is the summer heat putting you off painting your house or a building in a darker colour? With Resene CoolColour you can enjoy a cooler finish when it's unbearably hot outside!

Planning to use a dark coloured paint or wood stain on your home?

Choose a Resene CoolColour finish that will… View more
Is the summer heat putting you off painting your house or a building in a darker colour? With Resene CoolColour you can enjoy a cooler finish when it's unbearably hot outside!

Planning to use a dark coloured paint or wood stain on your home?

Choose a Resene CoolColour finish that will help reflect more heat and keep your place cooler.

Available in a wide range of colours and products from your local Resene ColorShop.
Find out more

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64 days ago

Been watching this Hamilton East site near the bridge?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

A four-storey apartment block is coming to a prominent Hamilton East site with a history stretching back to pre-European settlement.

Number 1 Puutikitiki Street is across from a former Ngaati Parekiranga pā which was later the site of the first Waikato European settlement. The section itself … View more
A four-storey apartment block is coming to a prominent Hamilton East site with a history stretching back to pre-European settlement.

Number 1 Puutikitiki Street is across from a former Ngaati Parekiranga pā which was later the site of the first Waikato European settlement. The section itself was more recently the site of a 1920s house which often hosted Hamilton’s underground art scene.

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64 days ago

Are you looking forward to a Piarere roundabout?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The plan to improve one of Waikato’s notorious intersections will be done without disrupting motorists.

Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of SH1 and SH29 is officially underway and it’s being done all off-road.

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65 days ago

Gooey Caramel Muffin Recipe

Linda Jones Retirement Village

Craving a recipe that’s sure to impress? Indulge your sweet tooth with our Gooey Caramel Muffins - the latest addition to Ryman’s food menu.

Quick, easy, and oh-so-delicious! Grab your apron and prepare for caramel perfection with our step-by-step recipe.

Click read more for the full … View more
Craving a recipe that’s sure to impress? Indulge your sweet tooth with our Gooey Caramel Muffins - the latest addition to Ryman’s food menu.

Quick, easy, and oh-so-delicious! Grab your apron and prepare for caramel perfection with our step-by-step recipe.

Click read more for the full recipe and video.

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